How To Switch Door Handles
Choose a new door handle that fits on your door.
How to switch door handles. Use the screws provided. Insert the mounting plate and thumb turn into the same hole on the other side of the door. Use a screwdriver or a drill to remove these screws. 2 insert the tool into the small hole on the lever base and gently depress the retainer pin while pulling the lever away.
3 remove and exchange both levers. Move to the front of the door and slide the deadbolt cylinder into the top hole. Attaching the new handle 1. Remove the two screws in the same location of the old hinge side and remount the handle and plastic plugs.
How to change a left handed door lever to right handed. Press in on the tool or screwdriver while pulling out on the handle. Insert your new handle s latch into the hole on the door s inside edge. Rotate the lever setup and hold it.
Screw the new handle s inner. Set the handle aside and remove the large plastic plug that was next to the handle and replace on the opposite side. Take the various lever pieces out of the door. Look for the door hinges and select a lever in which the handle points toward the hinges.
Our new door handle has a lower extension piece that sticks into the door and to fit the new handle on we needed to drill a hole. Look for a small hole in the side of the handle near the face of the lockset. Then we inserted the interior mechanism for both the new deadbolt and the door handle and screwed them in place. First we removed the hideous old door knob and deadbolt.
1 locate the pin tool that came with your lock. Insert the end of a door handle tool or small flat head screwdriver into the hole. For example if you are installing a bath or bedroom door lever stand outside the room with the door shut. Slide the handle off the lockset until it butts up against the key.
Loosen the lever attachment to the door by rotating any screws that hold it together. Position the latch in the hole on the inside. Use a tape measure to measure from the inside edge of the door to.